[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 4673-4674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-358]



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The President





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Proclamation 8217--National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2008


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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 17 / Friday, January 25, 2008 / 
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                Proclamation 8217 of January 18, 2008

                
National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, we recognize 
                that each life has inherent dignity and matchless 
                value, and we reaffirm our steadfast determination to 
                defend the weakest and most vulnerable members of our 
                society.

                America was founded on the belief that all men are 
                created equal and have an inalienable right to life, 
                liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and our country 
                remains committed to upholding that founding principle. 
                Since taking office, I have signed legislation to help 
                protect life at all stages, and my Administration will 
                continue to encourage adoption, fund abstinence 
                education and crisis pregnancy programs, and support 
                faith-based groups. Today, as our society searches for 
                new ways to ease human suffering, we must pursue the 
                possibilities of science in a manner that respects the 
                sacred gift of life and upholds our moral values.

                Our Nation has made progress in its efforts to protect 
                human life, and we will strive to change hearts and 
                minds with compassion and decency. On National Sanctity 
                of Human Life Day and throughout the year, we help 
                strengthen the culture of life in America and work for 
                the day when every child is welcomed in life and 
                protected in law.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim Sunday, January 20, 2008, as 
                National Sanctity of Human Life Day. I call upon all 
                Americans to recognize this day with appropriate 
                ceremonies and to underscore our commitment to 
                respecting and protecting the life and dignity of every 
                human being.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.

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[FR Doc. 08-358
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